# N2781V: Cessna 177RG, registration cancelled 1996-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 1996
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 177RG0695
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: June 7, 1996
- Last registry action: June 10, 1996
- Mode S code: A2C6C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Oldenburg C M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLDENBURG%20C%20M)
- Location: [Durango, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Durango)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5294° N, 107.8215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81301, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2781V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2781V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2781V-1996-08-06

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 177RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19950615018509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950615018509I), Jun 15, 1995: Cessna 177RG (N2781V), Schroon Lake, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated that he simply forgot to lower the landing gear prior to touch down at 4B7. [privacy data omitted] This incident is closed.
- [Incident 19940807031619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940807031619I), Aug 7, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N2781V), Schroon Lake, NY, Minor damage. On landing gear down. Went around retracted gear for photos for passenger request. Then landed gear up.
- [Incident 19791214046809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791214046809I), Dec 14, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N2781V), Schenectady, NY, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up.

## Other aircraft with N2781V

- [Cancelled 1956-03-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2781V-1956-03-17): Beech 35, S/N D-173, built 1947. Owner: [Evans Joseph W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVANS%20JOSEPH%20W), [Terre Haute, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Terre%20Haute)

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